Burn, sunburn, and cellulite treatment system

• US 20040194266A1
• Filed: 08/18/2003
• Published: 10/07/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Linda A. Carter
• Original Assignee: Linda A. Carter
• Inventors: Carter, Linda A.
• Application Number:
  US10/642,915
• Publication Number:
  US 20040194266A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 26/71
• CPC Class Codes: A41B 2400/32 Therapeutic use
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/1236 Patients' garments
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/1263 Suits

Abstract

A treatment fluid dispensing apparatus comprises a fluid impervious layer and an overlying treatment fluid dispensing layer. The fluid treatment dispensing layer comprises a finely woven fabric formed from natural or synthetic fibers which normally retains the treatment fluid and which dispensing the treatment fluid responsive to pressure and/or body temperature. The treatment fluid dispensing layer is configured to dispense treatment fluid to areas of the human body over a prolonged period of time.

Claims

1. An apparatus for applying treatment fluids to the human body comprising:

a first fluid impervious layer; and

a treatment fluid dispensing layer secured to and overlying the fluid impervious layer;

the treatment fluid dispensing layer comprising a finely woven fabric which normally retains the treatment fluid and which dispenses the treatment fluid in response to pressure and/or body temperature.

2. The treatment fluid dispensing apparatus according to claim 1 having the configuration of the human torso, arms, and legs.

3. The treatment fluid dispensing apparatus according to claim 2 further comprising lower leg components, and upper leg/lower torso component, and upper torso component, and arm components and wherein the components comprising the treatment fluid dispensing apparatus are interconnected by fasteners.

4. The treatment fluid dispensing apparatus according to claim 3 wherein the fasteners are selected from the group consisting of hook-and-loop type fasteners, snaps, buttons, and zippers.

5. The treatment fluid dispensing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the treatment fluid dispensing layer comprises a plurality of configurations each aligned with a predetermined section of the human body.

6. The treatment fluid dispensing apparatus according to claim 5 wherein at least one of the configurations comprising the treatment fluid dispensing layer includes spaced, parallel transversely extending sections.

7. The treatment fluid dispensing apparatus according to claim 5 wherein at least one of the configurations comprising the treatment fluid dispensing layer includes spaced, parallel longitudinally extending sections.

8. The treatment fluid dispensing apparatus according to claim 5 wherein at least one of the configurations comprising the treatment fluid dispensing layer includes spaced, parallel angularly extending sections.

9. The treatment fluid dispensing apparatus according to claim 5 wherein at least one of the configurations comprising the treatment fluid dispensing layer includes checkerboard pattern sections.

10. The treatment fluid dispensing apparatus according to claim 5 wherein at least one of the configurations comprising the treatment fluid dispensing layer includes a very find mesh configuration.

11. The treatment fluid dispensing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the treatment fluid dispensing layer comprises a generally open configuration which is secured to the underlying fluid impervious layer by a plurality of connection points.

12. An apparatus for applying treatment fluids to the human body comprising:

a first fluid impervious layer; and

a treatment fluid dispensing layer secured to and overlying the fluid impervious layer;

the treatment fluid dispensing layer comprising a finely woven fabric which normally retains the treatment fluid and which dispenses the treatment fluid in response to pressure and/or body temperature;

treatment fluid dispensing apparatus having the configuration of the human torso, arms, and legs, and comprising a plurality of configurations each aligned with a predetermined section of the human body.